Take advantage of me all you want

Without a doubt, this was an incredibly important question.

Kaho's expression became extremely serious.

Karen appeared to begin worrying.

Seiji wanted to say something, but was unable to say anything.

It seemed that Kaho was quite clear on the meaning behind this question. Seiji decided to keep quiet and let her think about the answer.

"Kaho…" A few moments later, Karen couldn't help but speak up first.

"I'm no longer an ordinary person, Sister." Kaho turned to look at Karen before the latter got a chance to say anything else. "Even if I want to have an ordinary life, there's no guarantee that I won't meet something mystical again in the future. Rather than avoiding things, I prefer to face them head on. I don't know what the specifics of being a Spirit-branded Retainer are, but I believe in Seiji. I'm willing to obey him."

Kaho then turned to look directly at Seiji.

Seiji looked her straight in the eye.